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J. T. S'HIMER. GOPING FOR FENGBS.

No. 432,000. Patented July 8, 1800.A

C72/@duwen g1/wanton ZM MM M Mmm/f UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB T. SHIMER, OF SOUTH BETI-ILEHEINI, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO A. R. SHIMER, OF SAME PLACE.

COPING FOR FENCES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 432,000, dated July 8, 1890.

Application filed April 9, 1890. Serial No. 347,225. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, J AcoE T. SHIMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at South Bethlehem, in the county of Northampton and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oopings for Fences, &c., of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein tol the accompanying drawings, in Which- Io Figure l represents a side elevation of my improved coping employed to supportafence; Fig. 2, atransverse sectional view of the same; Fig. 3, an enlarged side elevation of one section of the coping; and Fig. 4, a detail horizontal sectional vieuT showing another manner of attaching the side plates to their supports.

The essential object of this invention is to obviate the use of the ordinary stone and 2o wooden basings or copings now employed to support fences and the like and substitutein lieu thereof an extremely cheap and light metallic coping, which will not only be more durable and rigid than the old styles of copz 5 ing, but which will also be more pleasing and neater in appearance, as will more fullyhereinafter appear.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combination of 3o parts, that will fully hereinafter appear, and

be particularly pointed out in the claim appended.

In the drawings, a designates the metallic posts or supports of the coping, which consist 3 5 of plates of the same width as thevcoping and sufficiently long to extend into the earth far enough firmly to anchor the same. The lower buried portions may be provided with slots or openings a', if desired, to assist in firmly 4o anchoring them, and they may also be'embedded in cement or other plastic compound if it is desired to establish them more firmly. The edges of each post above the surface of the ground are provided with integral flanges a, which are set at right angles to the plate and are in line with its edges, as shown. These flanges project from both sides of the plates and afford means of attachment forvthe metallic side plates b and the top plates b of the coping. The coping-plates are secured to the 5o flanges of the supports by screws, as shown in Fig. 3, or by keys, as shown in Fig. 2, or by lugs formed on the inner sides of the plates and adapted to embrace the flanges on the supports, as shown in Fig. 4. The supports are placed at suitable intervals along the line of the fence, preferably at the joints of the side and top plates, as shown. The lower edges of the side plates are preferably about on a level with the surface of the ground, and 6c the top plates may be beveled off or inclined in order Lo shed the water readily and prevent its collecting on top of the coping. These plates may be ornamented in any `suitablem anner. 5 y

This coping may be used for other purposes than supporting fences, as is evident, without departing from the invention. In fact, it may be employed by itself where an ornamental and durable border is desired. For instance, 7o it may be employed as borders for cemeterylots or ornamental walks, and for analogous purposes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a metallic fence-coping, the combination of the posts a, provided with oppositely-projecting flanges o, and adapted to be inserted in the ground, and the side and top plates 8o l) l) b', secured to the portions of the said flanges projecting above the surface of the ground, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JACOB T. SHIMER. Witnesses:

CEAS. H. NEIssEE, JOHN D. FRANKLEY. 

